<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/2/1613958601519.jpeg" alt="Taylor&nbsp; Stoughton/Photo courtesy of Buchanan County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Taylor&nbsp; Stoughton/Photo courtesy of Buchanan County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostTwo people have now been arrested in connection with the
murder of Ariel Starcher, whose body was found in a bag alongside Vincent Road
in southern Buchanan County about one year ago.Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett reports in a news release
that 22-year-old Taylor Stoughton of Willard was arrested in Independence Saturday. The Buchanan County
Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department,
the Lee’s Summit Police Department, and the Independence Police Department.Puett says citizen tips led to the arrest of 29-year-old Marcus Brooks on
Sunday afternoon by the Independence Police Department. Puett had requested the
public’s help in locating Brooks, known to have lived and frequented the Platte
City area, after the arrest of Stoughton.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/2/1613958668136.jpeg" alt="Marcus Brooks/Photo courtesy of the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Marcus Brooks/Photo courtesy of the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>The body of Ariel Anne-Rae Starcher of Independence was
discovered when a road crew with the Missouri Department of Transportation
spotted a bag in the ditch of Vincent Road south of Faucett on February 18th
of last year. The road crew became suspicious and called in Buchanan County
Sheriff’s Deputies to investigate. The deputies discovered Starcher’s body in
the bag. Starcher was 21.Identifications in this article have been updated.

2nd arrest made in year-old murder case in Buchanan County